Xu Yin laughed: "What you said is not wrong, but you are the only one now! So the clerk cannot remember your name, otherwise it will be inconvenient not only for you, but also for others, and the officers will be unable to manage it.
The army must have discipline. Once chaos breaks out, it will be difficult to fight."
The girl hesitated for a long time and had to admit: "Okay! What you said makes sense."
She thought about it but was unwilling to accept it: "Then you can't set up a women's camp? There are always women who want to join the army like me."
Xu Yin sighed: "It's not easy for women. How many can beat a man like you? Look, there aren't many women who can escape here."
The girl felt sad after what she said: "But..."
Xiao Sang couldn't help but said: "This girl, our lady is not that kind of person. We also have well-trained female guards in the house, who can ride horses and have bows. But war is very complicated, and some things are not just a slap on the forehead."
What you can do, you have to take your time.”
The girl's eyes lit up: "Then can I also be a female guard? Miss Xu San, will you accept me? I can fight, really!"
Xu Yin glanced at Xiao Sang.
Xiao Sang understood and said: "Girl, do you want to take my job? You have to win first before I talk."
"You?" The girl looked suspicious as she looked thin and weak.
"Don't look at me like this, you may not be able to beat me." Xiao Sang said confidently.
The girl was not convinced and stood up: "Come on then!"
Seeing that Xu Yin didn't object, Xiao Sang raised the curtain and said, "Let's go outside."
"good!"
Xu Yin did not follow him out and continued to read the information calmly.
There was a commotion outside. I think there were many people watching the fun, applauding and applauding. There were also some people who were fearing that the world would not be in chaos, so they were fanning the flames.
After about two-quarters of an hour of commotion, two girls came in again.
Both of them were fine, their clothes and hair were neat, but they had a lot of leaves and grass roots stuck to their bodies.
Seeing the girl's dejected look, Xu Yin knew that Xiao Sang had won.
"How is it?" Xiao Sang asked lively.
"I give up." The girl said, "However, Miss Xu San, although I am not as good as your maid, I am much better than the soldiers outside. If you don't accept me as a female guard, can I lead your horse for you?
?”
It had only been a few days, and another person wanted to lead her horse. Xu Yin smiled: "I won't go into battle to kill the enemy, and I don't need someone to lead the horse."
The girl couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "Then what can I do? I don't want to wash clothes like them. This is not my strength."
Xu Yin asked: "Why do you want to join the army?"
The girl's expression dimmed and she said: "My family is gone and my father is dead. I want to earn a living and avenge my father!"
"Revenge? Those rebels?"
"Well. This year's harvest was not good and taxes were high. My father and the others asked the government to reduce taxes. They went out to ask for an explanation that day and never came back. Later I heard that the county seat had been captured by mountain people, so I took my mother to find me.
Dad, the result..."
"In the end, it was rebels who captured the county seat."
She looked sad and angry: "Those people mingled with the mountain people and entered the city. After capturing the county seat, they killed my father and the others."
Xu Yin sighed: "What about your mother? Is she still there?"
She nodded: "I brought my mother all the way here. I heard that Miss Xu San was taking in refugees here, so we came together. My mother is outside. If you take me in, my mother will stay here to wash clothes and cook.
Anyway, I won’t eat you for free.”
"May I have your name?"
"Chuncao, Feng Chuncao."
Xu Yin thought for a moment and said: "You lost the competition just now, so I can't accept you as a female guard. But what you said makes sense. You are not good at washing clothes, so it is not suitable for you. So, I won't do it this time.
I'm taking care of the boys, and I'm short of someone to do the chores. Would you like to do it?"
"What chore?"
"For example, take care of my horses and drive my carriage if necessary. Sometimes I will ask you to do things that are inconvenient for men to do."
Feng Chuncao thought for a while, this should be a boy from a wealthy family, right? Although it is a bit boring, it is better than doing laundry, and if you follow Miss Xu San, you can practice with them, and maybe you can get a chance to go into battle.
!
"Okay! I'll do it!" She agreed and then asked, "But can I get the armor and weapons?"
"Okay." Xu Yin smiled slightly, "If I'm in danger, you have to protect me."
"No problem!" Feng Chuncao geared up, "I can work now."
"There's no rush. Let's go to the clerk's office with Xiao Sang to register her name first, and then get your mother settled before we come back."
"Okay!"
Feng Chuncao went out happily.
After a while, Xiao Sang came back and said, "Miss, she actually does the job of a guard!"
Xu Yin's voice had a touch of melancholy: "She is right. I have created a small world for women, so how can I not give other women a chance? If she were a man, she would have been on the list by now and have a big show.
Skilled."
Xiao Sang said sincerely: "Miss is so kind-hearted."
Xu Yin smiled and shook his head: "Not yet. The background of the previous Miss Qi can be checked, so there is no harm in staying. This Feng Chuncao claims to be a mountain man. Whether it is trustworthy or not is another question. Keep an eye on her, if she really doesn't
Problem, it’s not too late to move her closer.”
She paused and continued: "If she is trustworthy, then there will be girls like this in the future, so we will gather them all to fulfill her desire to go into battle to kill the enemy."
There are many concerns about women joining the military. However, how will you know if you don’t try?
…
When Xu Yin settled the refugees, Du Ming and Wei Jun had already arrived outside Xingtong City.
There were many people in the city, and many people would die if they were recaptured one day later, so Du Ming did not waste a day and directly built earthworks to attack the city.
On the other side, Wei Jun mysteriously pulled a large cart over.
"What?" Du Ming wondered.
"Good stuff!" Wei Jun stepped back and pulled away the oilcloth on top.
The car was filled with barrels, the lids were opened, the oil paper was removed, and a smell rushed out.
"gunpowder?"
Wei Jun nodded: "This is a new recipe we found a while ago. We tried it in Hexing. It is powerful enough to crack mountains and crack rocks. But it is not easy to operate. We have to think about it carefully. If we arrange it properly, blowing up the city gate will not be a problem.
.”
"Does the third lady know?"
"Of course, the third lady asked us to try it."
Speaking of which, they have to thank Mr. Chu Jiu. Nanyuan is a small place and there are no inaccessible mountains. They have been unable to find a place to try. When they arrived in Hexing, there happened to be a mountain on the road to the palace garden, and because the nobles were traveling, they were visited in advance.
After cleaning it, why would we try it if we didn't try it under such good conditions? The power was really amazing when we tried it, and an entire slope was blown up.
"Okay." Hearing that Miss Third knew about it, Du Ming said without hesitation, "Tell me what precautions you need to take and we will find a way to blow it up."
"Okay!" Wei Jun smiled happily.
If the city gate is successfully blown open, should he take the credit?